CEO Update: March 6, 2024

by admin | March 6, 2024 | News and Updates, Battleship USS Iowa Museum Updates, NMSN News and Updates, NMSN News and Updates

March 6, 2024 Dear Friend of the Surface Navy Museum and Battleship IOWA, We are officially fewer than 90 days away from our 7th LA Fleet Week, an event that impacts more than 250,000 people throughout Los Angeles with its exciting programs and activities. This year...

Museum Update: Feb 28, 2024

by Marann Fengler | February 28, 2024 | News and Updates, Battleship USS Iowa Museum Updates, NMSN News and Updates, NMSN News and Updates

In Today’s Update… Visiting the State of Iowa Gravely Experience Highlights Upcoming Events MAKE AN IMPACT - DONATE TODAY MAINTAINING A NATIONAL PRESENCE Last week, members of the Pacific Battleship Center (PBC) team had the chance to visit the State of...

CEO Update: February 21, 2024

by Marann Fengler | February 21, 2024 | News and Updates, Battleship USS Iowa Museum Updates, NMSN News and Updates, NMSN News and Updates

February 21, 2024 Friends, Last September, we requested support letters for Battleship IOWA’s potential move to West Harbor and you came through in impressive fashion. The heavy stack of letters I presented to the Port delivered an enthusiastic message. But then...

Media Advisory: The Inaugural USS IOWA Jeff Lamberti Service Award

by admin | February 20, 2024 | News and Updates, Battleship USS Iowa Museum Updates, NMSN News and Updates, NMSN News and Updates

Who: Battleship IOWA’s 81st Birthday Special Event Honoring Jeff Lamberti What: The inaugural USS IOWA Lamberti Service Award will be presented to Jeff Lamberti for his leadership in saving the USS IOWA and promoting the ideals of service, preservation of history, and...

Gravely Celebration Student Luncheon

by Marann Fengler | February 16, 2024

AN EXPERIENCE TO REMEMBER In 1962 Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. became the first African American to take command of a U.S. Navy combatant ship. He continued to break barriers throughout his career, becoming the first African American commander, captain, rear...